Leve terremoto magnitud 4.8 - North Pacific Ocean, 120 km S of Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico, lunes, 17 ago. 2020 -
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Light magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 10 km depth
17 Aug 20:22 UTC: Primero en informar: GFZ después de 8 minutos.
Magnitud: 4.8
Profundidad: 10.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 15.27°N / 98.17°W
(Océano Pacífico Norte, México)Nearby towns and cities:
90 km al SSO de El Azufre (Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo) (pop: 524) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
93 km al SSO de Tuza (Santiago Jamiltepec) (pop: 251) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
99 km al S de Paso de la Garrocha (pop: 198) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
100 km al SSO de El Tlacuache (pop: 132) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
103 km al SO de El Zapotalito (pop: 980) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
106 km al SSO de San José Río Verde (pop: 654) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
112 km al SSO de La Luz (pop: 2,440) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
124 km al SO de Santiago Jocotepec (pop: 1,770) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
126 km al SO de San José Manialtepec (pop: 933) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
474 km al SSE de Ciudad de México (pop: 12,294,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
254 km al SE de La Roqueta Island --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Energía liberada estimada: 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
| M 4.8 | 10 km | Off Coast of Guerrero, Mexico | GFZ |
| M 4.8 | 20 km | Off Coast Of Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
| M 4.7 | 16 km | 159 km al SUROESTE de PINOTEPA NACIONAL, OAX (Mexico) | SSN |
| M 4.8 | 10 km | 127 km SSW of Santa María Chico Ometepec, Mexico | USGS |
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